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WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING AN AREA RUG

Looking for a quick way to spruce up a room or hallway? Area rugs can easily give rooms character. They add warmth to a room, not only taking the chill off cold floors but also producing a mood of intimacy. Selecting a rug that blends with your décor is a snap, with all the options in size and variety of color and styles available. You also have a choice between quite a few natural and synthetic fibers. Oriental, Persian, contemporary and Native American designs are just a few that can be found in nearly any price range.

An area rug can help to decrease the noise level in a space with hardwood, tile or other hard surface floors, besides its aesthetics and design characteristics. Hand made rugs are the standard for the industry, but machine made rugs can copy the patterns used in the most popular of the hand made designs, at a much more affordable price. Machine made v. hand made, synthetic v. natural fibers and size are all factors that will affect the pricing of rugs.

Think of your floors as the basis for your design scheme when decorating your home. Tips for buying an area rug for your home: 

• Think about how the room is used, how much traffic it gets and who will look at the rug under what lighting.
• Light colored rugs make a room look larger, and a deeper color will lend coziness to a room.
• Select a rug with the best combination of density and fiber - the denser the pile (with closer tufting or stitches), the better your rug will wear.
• Don’t underrate the importance of padding. It will lessen wear and tear on the rug and make vacuuming easier, and it will also absorb the impact of feet and noise.

Keep in mind that your rugs don’t have to be the same color as your upholstery or curtains. You want your rugs to complement the colors of your walls, artwork and furniture. If your window treatments are light green, for instance, your rug doesn’t have to be exactly the same. The most important thing to bear in mind is that there are no rules and you can opt for the rug you like the best.

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